Guitar Practice 3 Happy Birthday

Daily Guitar Practice 3 Happy Birthday

Today I will practice a really simple version of the song Happy birthday for ear training. And C scale is added to warm up after walking the notes.

A chord, D chord, and E chord are still on the list. Since these are my first set of chords, I’d like to spend more time on them. And the song I walk the line by Johnny Cash is a good practice for the chords.

Warm up

Finger stretch.

Walking the notes.

C Scale.

Revision: A, D, E Chords

Left hand: positions of fingers.

Right hand: all down strumming & base - down up.

Revision: I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash

Chords: E A E A D A E A

All down strum, 4 strums (1 bar) for each chord.

Ear training: Happy Birthday.

The C Scale on guitar

Here is the C scale (part) on guitar.

How to play Happy Birthday

G G A G C B
G G A G D C
G G G*E C B A
F F E C D C

Andy provides a very easy version of Happy Birthday. Why Happy Birthday? Why does this song has anything to do with the ear training? Check out Justin’s explanation.

How to play A major chord

The number on the blue circle indicates the finger: 1: index finger; 2: middle finger; 3: ring finger; 4: pinky. And the blue X means you don’t play that string(s).

Here is the guitar tab for A major chord.

How to play D major chord

Here is the guitar tab for D major chord.

How to play E major chord

Here is the guitar tab for E major chord.

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